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West VA Seasons Readings Kick-off a Success
by: Donna Mayfield
Our Seasons Readings Kick-off was
fantastic! The governor's wife, Mrs. Gayle Manchin, came and read
The Polar Express to the kids. We put the words and
pictures on a big screen in the background, so the kids could read
along with her. Our local newspaper, The Charleston Daily Mail
and WSAZ Channel 3 TV also came and took pictures and videotaped.
The Sissonville Show Choir performed several tunes and passed out
candy to the kids.
Our beneficiary was the West Virginia State University After
School Family Literacy Program. Its director, Krystal Smith, along
with the children from the Spring Hill Housing Project After School
Program, also attended. Partnering with the Verizon Consortium of
Information and Telecommunications Executives, we presented over
1,000 books.
After the program, all the children went to the cafeteria where
Santa Claus entertained all the children. Each child got his or her
picture taken with Santa Claus, received refreshments and a goody
bag with two books and a Seasons Readings t-shirt. The children sang
with a Karaoke machine & found states on a Pioneers U.S. map rug.
Pioneers also delivered the 911 program. |
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Clarksburg LM Club Presents Touch Turner
Brandon Billings, a 6th grader at
Robert L. Bland Middle School in Lewis County, has Cerebral palsy
and loves to read. However, his disability has made it challenging
to turn the pages of a book. The Clarksburg LM Club of the West
Virginia Chapter presented him with a Touch Turner, which allows
Brandon to use an adaptor that lets a machine know to turn the page.
A wheel that is covered with clay lifts up the page, sticks and
pulls the page forward, and a lever then turns the page. |
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Bucket Truck $6!
A great stocking stuffer... this limited
edition 1:64 scale white Pioneer bucket truck features the Pioneer
logo on the driver and passenger doors. You can actually raise and
lower the bucket on this detailed die-cast Matchbox collectible
model. It measures approximately 3" X 1-1/4" X 1-1/4". Special price
$6, plus shipping. Order by Dec. 18 for Christmas delivery.
http://www.verizonpioneers.org/EStoreBktTruckPOM.htm |
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Case price now $45!
Now is your chance to order this hard cover
coffee table edition of "The Life and Times of Alexander Graham
Bell” for only $9, plus shipping. That's 80% off the former
price of $45. Now you can purchase a whole case of nine for $45!
Don't miss out on this opportunity to add this beautifully
illustrated (with many photos that have never before been printed)
biography of the "Father of the Telephone" to your personal library.
This lovely edition is sure to become a collector's item. Supplies
are limited.
http://www.verizonpioneers.org/EStoreAGBBook.htm |
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A Life Member Moment... Remembering
Luther Buckbee
A fine Pioneer, Luther Buckbee passed away Nov.
24, 2004, after a long illness. Luther served in the U.S. Navy from
1942 to 1946 as a radioman, and there set his long career in radio
and communication system. Luther worked for New York Telephone and
NYNEX from 1949 until his retirement in1985. He started as a lineman
and finished as an instructor at the upstate training center in
Albany.
For 32 years, Luther was a member of the Mountain Valley
Chapter of the TelecomPioneers. After retirement, he joined the
Albany Life Member Club. He donated countless hours to the Talking
Book for the Blind program, painting school playground maps and many
other pioneer programs. In 1992, Luther was among the first to be
elected into the Pioneer Hall of Fame. He also gave many hours
repairing toys in a pioneer partnership with the Albany PAL. Luther
was also a Boy Scout leader for over 25 years and a founding member
of his church. We will surely miss Luther Buckbee. |
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Interested in becoming a
TelecomPioneer?
If you'd like to join the Verizon
TelecomPioneers, please e-mail Steve Kohn at
stephenkohn@verizon.net. |
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